wharfage
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wharf·age
(wôr′fĭj, hwôr′-)n.
1.
a. The use of wharves or a wharf.
b. The charges for this usage.
2. A group of wharves.
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wharfage
(ˈwɔːfɪdʒ)n
1. (Nautical Terms) accommodation for ships at wharves
2. (Nautical Terms) a charge for use of a wharf
3. (Nautical Terms) wharves collectively
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wharf•age
(ˈʰwɔr fɪdʒ, ˈwɔr-)n.
1. the use of a wharf.
2. the charge or payment for the use of a wharf.
3. wharves collectively, esp. the number of wharves in a particular port.
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wharfage
a fee charged for the use of a wharf and its facilities.
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Wharfage
wharves collectively, 1807.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | wharfage - a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
| 2. |  wharfage - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boatsbitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship |
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